Not fun at all, thanks... This is a story on the dangers of poorly mastered CDs... and stupid college graduates.

Basically I was driving home from work, in medium Bay Area traffic. I wanted to get home a little faster, so I was pushing the pace a bit. I put in my Gary Hoey CD. This CD is the brightest, most poorly mastered piece of crap I have ever heard. I looked down to turn down the treble because lord, my ears, they were bleeding. Ooops. Bang, rear ended a woman.

Fortunately, neither of us were hurt and my insurance took care of her car. However, since I was a bit low on cash, I hadn't gotten collision on my car. The really irritating thing was that I had just gotten a new clutch (lovely, wonderful, marvelous clutch) and had 3 days previous finally gotten the high idle problem which had plagued the car since long before I got it. Before Peter had it, too...

First off, I'm jealous of you folks w/ the 60's muscle cars. Oh how I'd love a 65 GTO, convertible would be icing. I had to Tivo Rides on Discovery HD last nite because Joe Rogan was getting his custom 'Cuda done by the guy who built Chicane.

Never got to drive the 1968 Ford Thunderbird...all I remember was it was fast...I think it had the 428 in it. Green 1972 Ford Maverick (My Dad kept alive and put close to half a million miles on it driving into Dallas everyday)
70 something Mercury Montego Station Wagon (faux wood on the sides and all - reminiscient of the Family Wagon Cruiser from National Lampoon's Vacation) - present from Grandmother
Green 1975 Napalm on Wheels (Ford Pinto Hatchback)
Purple 1975 Napalm on Wheels + 2 (Ford Pinto Wagon)

Honestly, I only miss three of them; the Charger, the Coronet and the '70 'Velle.

The charger was a hemi-car...one of six or seven hundred made and the only hobby on that list that I didn't lose my proverbial shirt on. Every time I see one on a television "muscle car" type show I have to wonder...Those that were supposed to know told me that there were only a couple of hundred left when I owned it. The RT was almost as rare due to some oddball late model-year drive train combinations and was by far the most meticulously restored project out of my humble stable (due mostly to the fact that I owned it the longest). It still lives in the same town as me and I try to buy it back every few years or so but the current owner claims to have "burnt the bloody title to that ride". The 'Velle SS was just fun sporting it's 454 built to insane specs. I have many good memories about cruising town Saturday nights and shaking the storefront windows on Main Street. THAT was my idea of car audio.